tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5404709356980164286..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-68365199658965812902015-05-19T08:00:54.930-05:002015-05-19T08:00:54.930-05:00The problem lies with the underlying ethics ordinance governing the statements of economic interest. Like the state&#39;s law, the city&#39;s ethics ordinance was written by Barnes &amp; Thornburg attorneys. The law requires no meaningful disclosure so what the council members file is pretty much useless. The sanction for not complying with the weak law is so minimal that there is no real reason to worry about compliance. State lawmakers have, surprisingly, toughened the state&#39;s ethics law. I&#39;m anxiously awaiting the new reporting forms to see just how substantive those changes proved to be. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-34751060762728456802015-05-19T07:40:01.473-05:002015-05-19T07:40:01.473-05:00Gary, Apparently nothing is transparent in Indy. For example, try to get a copy of a City Councilors Statement of Economic Interest. Specifically, find a copy of Councilor Jack E. Sandlin’s statement. <br /><br />Maybe you want to compare it with past years statement to try and understand why he (finally) released the facts that he had contracts with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and City of Indianapolis paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars. <br /><br />No wonder he always voted the way Curry and Ballard wanted. <br /><br />They only talk “transparency.” They do not walk the walk because they are corrupt. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40439129612323619152015-05-19T07:13:02.572-05:002015-05-19T07:13:02.572-05:00What of Boone County of the last 13 years? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com